Folding bed.



G'. F. SISBOWER.

FOLDING BED.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 29, 1912.

1,087,61 8, Patented Feb. 17,1914.

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it sentirne anni GEORGE F. SISBOWER, OF` EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY,ASSGNOB TO NEW YORK COUCH BED COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPCATIONOF NEW YORK.

FOLDING BED.

Los'noisl Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed November 29, 1912. Serial No. 734,173.

To all oir/1,0m 'it may Concern Be it known that I, Gnoaon F. Sisnownn,a citizen of the United States.l residing at llast Orange, in the countyof Essexand State ot' New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Folding Beds, the following being a full, clear, andexact disclosure ot' the one form of my invention which I at presentdeem preferable.

For a detailed.description ot the present form of my invention,reference may be had to the Jfollowing sliecitication and to theaccompanying drawing torming a part thereof, in which*- Figure 1 showsmy folding bed with its parts in an intermediate position, Vig. shows itwith its parts in extended position and Fig. 3 in t'olded or closedposition.

Referring to the drawings, A represents one end ot' a metallic bed framewith an upper curved cross-bar A1 and a lower straight cross-har A?. itbeing understood that both ends of the tramo are ot similarconstruction. lWithin this a horizoiitally traveling "frame l. carryingone half ot the spring mattress tala-io, with legs and casters at itstrout edge. llinged to the4 rear edge of frame P, by the rollerjunction-plate J is a tolding frame, composed of the hinged sections Cand C2, with a longitudinal rod c which carries the other half of thespring fabric. The roller K at the point of hingel connection betweentrame B, and the folding frame runs on the upper curved edge ofcross-bar A1 and the plate J overhangs the said cross-bar. At .the jointbetween sections Cl, G2 is hinged a leg D having the lower end of anoperating bar E hinged thereto. To the junction-plate .T is. also hingeda U-bar F, to which one edge of the folding mattress M is attached andwhich is connected to end-frame A by a link G. The upper end of bar E ishinged to the U- bar F. Assuming the bed to be extended'as shown in Fig.Q, the U-bar F will be lifted and turned on its. hinge to the positionshown in Fig. 1. Such movement ot' the U bar l" will, through the link Gand bar E, .draw in the traveling frame B and allow the folding ltrameto double up downwardly A. further movement ol the bar l" will bring theparts t the closed or folded relation shown in lhg.

The reverse operation will open the bed as shown in Fig. 2.

What I claim as new and desirev to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A bed structure comprising a stationary frame, a horizontallytraveling frame carrying one portion of the metallic mattress fabric, afolding frame forming an intermediate permanent connection between thestationary trame and the traveling 'frame and carrying the remainingportion of the mattress fabric, and means for moving said travelingtrame, said means also including means tor simultaneously acting on thetoldin g trame to fold or untold the latter.

. A hed structure comprising a station ary trame, a horizontallytraveling trame carrying one portion of the metallic mattress fabric, afolding frame toi-ming an intermediate permanent connection between thestationary frame and the traveling frame and carrying the remainingportion ot the mattress fabric, a folding leg connected with saidfolding section, and means tor moving said traveling frame. said meansalso ineluding means 't'or simultaneously acting on the Vfolding trameand the Jfolding leg to fold or unfold the same.

3. A bed structure comprising a stationary trame, a horizontallytraveling frame supported at one edge on the floor and at the other edgeon the stationary frame, a

folding frame hinged to said stationary.

frame and also to said traveling frame and forming an intermediateconnection between the stationary trame and the traveling frame, andmeans for moving said traveling frame, said means including means forsimultaneously acting on theI folding l'rame to told or untold thelatter.

4. A bed structure comprisinga stationary i'rame, a horizontallytraveling frame carrying one portion ot' .the metallic mattress fabric,a folding li'anie Yforming an intermediate permanent connection betweenthe stationary trame and the traveling frame and carrying the remainingportion of the mattress fabric, said folding trame being formed othingedsections, and means for moving said traveling frame. said means alsoincluding means t'or simultaneously acting on the folding trame to foldor untold the latter. A

5. A bed structurel comprising a station- Q gemelo ary fram-elfjehorizontally :movable 'freine suppoted ;ll1e1'el3y, e folding freine composed ol two longed sections; one seeion oeing hinged *6o iiemovabledmmeand the other sect-ion being hinged to lie4 etzaione'fy freine, anoperating device hinged to lie movable frame, a leg hinged to elle'folding frame, a hinge connection between the leg and ldie operatingdevice, and ineens Whereoy said. operating device may be actuated.

6. A bed stuetine comprising e stationzu-y frame, a movgible freinesuppored there by, :1 folding frame hinged eo *die movable frame andjdie stationary freine, e leg hinged to the folding 'fi-ame, onoperating device hinged to the movable immo, e. hinge onneetion betweenthe leg' and the seid opeieting device, end ineens whereby seid opere-t-'I 'mg device may be aetimted7 '7. A bed structure comprising estationery frame provided with a curved Supporting bei', a movableframe, e folding freine hinged 'to the movable frame and to theetaiionery frame, a roller at the juntion of die movable. and foldingframe engaging' the supportinfr bei, a plate at said junctionoverlapping tide supporting bar, an operating device hinged to hepla-te, and a link connection between the operating device and hestationary freine.

In. Witness whereof l have hereunto set my hand, before two subscribingwitnesses. this 27th dey of November, 1912.

GEORGE F. sisBoWEn.

ullitnesses LOUIS EDWARD PITHOBRI, L. T. S. ERISMAN.'

